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Objective: to examine the Microsoft PowerPoint program and apply it to a PowerPoint presentation to use in your classroom.


Why Use PowerPoint?

This Microsoft program provides the ability to make an interactive presentation using text, art, animation, and audio and video elements. This program can be adapted to work for students at any age level.



What Makes a PowerPoint Bad?


What are the ways these examples are improperly using power point? How could one improve their mistakes?


(A Clearer version to view at home.)




What Makes a PowerPoint Good?
Make a list of what these power points are doing well and where improvements can be made.
The following are used in primary grades:






==Building a Non- Linear PowerPoint==

These are some tutorials that will help answer any basic questions that you may stubble across.
Test your knowledge...external image vnd.ms-powerpoint.png powerjeopardyfinal.ppt(You may use this as a template if you want to create a jeopardy board with your students!)

Building A PowerPoint Together...today we are going to focus on all of these advanced skills:

  • Action buttons
  • Animating text
  • Inserting Sound
  • Putting animation in order
  • Adding slide transitions
  • Using interactive text box object






Your own PowerPoint!

Now it is your turn! Create a non-linear Power Point presentation that you can use in your own reading classroom! Below is a rubric to help guide you along the way. With your Power Point please include a one to two paragraph rationale. external image msword.png PowerPoint Scoring Tool.doc Email your Power Point and rationale to Beth Ann by October 12th